Peekskill CAC Environmental Film Series Youth V Gov Event

The documentary Youth B Gov is having an impact on the climate change debate all over the world. We will discuss the film and use it to spark discussion into the various psychological impacts climate change is having on both adults and children. How is climate change impacting on those living with its devastation right now? What is the psychology behind climate change inaction? How do we talk to our children about it in order to build resilience? How do we remain hopeful and motivated in order to keep up the fight for change and environmental justice?

PCAC Environmental Film Event Agenda, July 20th5:30 -7:25 pm - Screening of Youth V Gov, directed by Christi Cooper7:30 - 8:30 pm - Panel Discussion

Christi Cooper, Producer/Director of Youth V Gov, PhD, scientist, documentary filmmaker, and Emmy-award winning cinematographer. whose work focuses on issues of justice and impact by creating human connections to the most pressing issues of our time.

Barbara Easterlin, PhD, Clinical Psychologist specializing in environmental psychology, Steering Committee member of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America (CPA-NA) and co-developer of the Climate Psychology Certificate Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco

Rasha Elwakil, Climate Activist, Penn State Millennium Scholar, Co-president of Advocates for the Earth, Youth Coordinator for Sunrise Westchester, winner of a student civic engagement award who worked to make White Plains High School one of the nation's first climate neutral educational facilities.

Caitlyn Carpenter, Climate Activist, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Sunrise Westchester, a youth movement fighting for a better future in Westchester County and across New York State.